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Hello; It's been quiet a few weeks since I've posted here, and since my last few posts (I asked about the HV30, and if it was worth it) I've purchased some equipment. I've decided to buy the Canon HV30, but I've been warned against the onboard mic. I want the best audio from my movies as well...

I've recently come to an understanding of the terms "offline" and "online" editing. Working with the original, uncompressed footage (online?) during editing, otherwise editing compressed, smaller files to save hard drive space and save strain on the computer/system you're editing with. Now, my...

Why should a director or an actor make a Reel? I don't really see a benefit to making these unless your trying to sell yourself to a production company looking to hire someone to shoot a script for them... But does EVERY director need a reel?

Smooth sound flow between angle cuts?/Colour correction stuff Question One: Sound flow Ok, so in previous projects I've had A LOT of trouble getting nice, smooth sound flow between seperate clips. These seperate clips are usually just angle changes, but I'd usually stop recording... change the...

Yea, sure... theres Wikipedia pages out there with the dictionary meaning of the word... but I'm not interested in that. What EXACTLY is the directors job? Surely its not just saying "ok, you stand here... and you stand there... all ready? Roll camera.... take 1....ACTION". Sidenote: Do you...

Yep, basically the title says it all. I've been using a camera phone (Nokia N95) for my last bunch of films, utalizing what I had available. Now that I've got some money to dish out on a good camera, I'm wondering what I should get. I simply cannot wade through the various 1000 or so review...

I know I don't need to remind anyone hear the many problems and things that could go wrong within a shoot. As some of you know, I'm only an ametuer film maker... with no professional experience. I'm looking to take a leap from the ametuer status over to the coveted "Intermediate Indie"...

Hey; The name's Daniel Rutter, Daniel Rutter films. Never made anything that I could REALLY call a movie, but I have a thing for short films. I've been making little movies with the siblings, and I'm now deciding to get out there with a couple of experienced actors, and a decent camera. Theres...